CASQUES ILES TRAIL

1. MCLEANS SEGMENT 12 km  Segment Time: 4 – 5hrs  Access: Rossport Wardrope Park; Sox Lake Road; & Rainbow Falls Provincial Park.  Highlights: Rainbow Falls; Terrace Heights Lookout; Rossport Heights Lookout; raised beaches; glacial erratics; interesting and varied geography; runs north of C.P. Rail line with good views of Lake Superior.  Suitable for children accompanied by adults.

2. SCHREIBER CHANNEL SEGMENT 13 km  Segment Time: 5 – 6hrs  Access: Schreiber Beach (follow Isbester Dr.) & Hwy. 17 at Rainbow Falls Provincial Park.  Highlights: Twin Harbours, “Hanging” lake and lookout, Flint Island, Winston Point Lookout, Selim Lookout, glacial floats, stromatolites near Flint Island.  Suitable for children accompanied by adults.  Several great lookouts.

3. MOUNT GWYNNE SEGMENT 6 km  Segment Time: 3 – 4 hrs  Access: Worthington Bay Rd.; Winnipeg St South, Schreiber (near Waste Plant); Schreiber Beach from Isbester Drive.  Highlights: Indian Pictographs, Mount Gwynne Lookout (900 ft or 260 m above Lake Superior), Abyond Lookout, Fourth Lake.

4. DEATH VALLEY SEGMENT 10 km  Segment Time: 6 – 7 hrs  Access: Hydro Bay W Cottage Rd. off Hwy. 17 (7 km E of Schreiber) & Worthington Bay Rd. (4.5km E of Schreiber).  Highlights: wilderness area, Les Petits Ecrits, Tombolo, Seiche, Indian Pictographs from parking lot to Worthington Bay Rd. – 3 km (60 min walk) 4X4 road only.  Caution – most rugged section of trail.  Not recommended for children under 10.  The name, “Death Valley‟ refers to the ease with which Ojibwe perched on the rim of surrounding hills to shoot moose and caribou below.

5. LYDA BAY SEGMENT 6 km  Segment Time: 3 – 4 hrs  Access: Terrace Bay Beach; Aguasabon Gorge parking lot; Hydro Rd. S. (4 km W of Terrace Bay). Highlights: raised bolder beaches, Lyda Bay Lookout (200 ft above Lake Superior).  Most popular section used frequently by locals. Children under 10 should be accompanied by adults.  Very photogenic.  Shallow bays pleasant for wading.

Link to trail guide & map:

https://www.voyageurtrail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/casquesisles.pdf

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